In 2021, Pottsville, PA had a population of 143k people with a median age of 44.1 and a median household income of $57,785. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Pottsville, PA grew from 141,935 to 143,308, a 0.967% increase and its median household income grew from $53,703 to $57,785, a 7.6% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pottsville, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (89.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.7%), White (Hispanic) (2.63%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.78%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.24%).
None of the households in Pottsville, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
99.1% of the residents in Pottsville, PA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Pottsville, PA are Schuylkill Technology Center (54 degrees awarded in 2021), Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing (27 degrees), and Empire Beauty School-Pottsville (25 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Pottsville, PA was $112,800, and the homeownership rate was 75.9%.
Most people in Pottsville, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Pottsville, PA was 2 cars per household.
Pottsville, PA borders Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, Lebanon, PA, Reading, PA, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA, and Sunbury, PA.
